School Tours

School tours are highly engaging and age appropriate learning opportunities for students preschool to college.

Reservations

School Tours require advance reservations and should be requested at least four weeks prior to your preferred date. It is recommended that you request your tour as early as possible to secure a reservation.
Tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis and may be filled to capacity several months in advance.
Bilingual and Spanish Language Tours are available upon request.
It is recommended that teachers view the exhibits prior to the class visit
Preschools, home schools, youth groups, and camps should contact Jacque Dawson directly to inquire about tour options
Washoe County and Douglas County School District receive free busing
A confirmation notice will be sent via e-mail within two weeks of your tour request

CONTACT
Jacque Dawson
Nell J. Redfield School Services Manager

School Tour + Art Lab

The School Tour + Art Lab includes an hour-long interactive, inquiry-based tour facilitated by gallery educators, followed by a related hands-on studio art project. The Art Lab provides essential experiences in hands-on art education and modeling studio habits of mind, focusing on introducing new methods, materials and art making practices through the exploration of STEAM driven content.

Ages: Grades K through 12
Cost: $5 per student, teachers and chaperons free
Days: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Time: Tours begin as early as 10 am
Size: A minimum of 10 students, not to exceed 80 students per visit. One chaperone per 10 students must accompany students at all times.
Length: 2 hours

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School Tours

Grade-specific school tours are designed to be highly engaging and inquiry-based learning opportunities for preK-12 students. These hour-long interdisciplinary experiences reinforce STEAM based thinking and learning and are aligned with the National Core Art Standards and the Nevada Academic Content Standards.

Ages: Grades preK through 12
Cost: $3 per student, teachers and chaperones free
Days: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Time: Tours begin as early as 10 am
Size: A minimum of 10 students, not to exceed 80 students per visit. One chaperone per 10 students must accompany students at all times.
Length: 1 hour

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Virtual Summer Field Trip

Join us for a virtual tour and hands on activity from home! Designed for camps, school groups or private groups, our Gallery Educators will share artwork from the Museum and will facilitate an engaging, inquiry-based conversation followed by a hands-on art project. This Virtual Summer Field Trip will be hosted on Zoom. The art project will require all students to have access to the following supplies: paper, colorful drawing materials (optional: scissors, colored paper, glue or glue stick)

Ages: All ages (please indicate age range in booking)
Cost: $1 per participant

Days: Tuesday – Friday
Time: Tours begin as early as 10 am
Size: A minimum of 10 students, not to exceed 30 students per visit.
Length: 1 hour

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Guided Tours and Self-Guided Experiences for College Students

College and university groups are welcome to request a docent guided tour or self-guided experience, as well as permission to sketch in the galleries. Classes that do not pre-register or schedule their visit in advance will be charged full admission price.

Cost: $3 per student
Days: Wednesday – Sunday
Time: Tours begin as early as 10 am
Size: Minimum of 10 students
Length: 1 hour

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Lead Sponsors

The Hearst Foundations; Switch

Major Sponsors

The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation; The Nell J. Redfield Foundation

Supporting Sponsors

The Edna B. and Bruno Benna Family Foundation; Marie Crowley Foundation; Dorothy Lemelson;
Marshall R. Matley Foundation; The Sato Foundation; Jack Van Sickle Foundation; Western Nevada Supply

Additional Sponsors

Basin Street Properties; Nevada Arts Council; Save Mart; The Charles H. Stout Foundation

Additional Support

Cancer Care Specialists; Costco; Kinder Morgan Foundation